808s & Heartbreak

~ Release by Kanye West (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Say You Will
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Rick Friedrich, Montez Roberts and John Stahl
engineer:
Jeff Chestek
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
bass:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
cello:
James J. Cooper III (cellist) and Jennifer Lorenzo (cellist)
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
viola:
Davis Barnett and Alexandra Leem
violin family:
Olga Konopelsky, Emma Kummrow, Luigi Mazzochi (violinist), Charles Parker (violinist), Igor Szwec and Gregory Teperman
background vocals:
Mr Hudson and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
vocals:
The Kadockadee Kwire
conductor:
Larry Gold
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
recording of:
Say You Will
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Bhasker, Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. (US rapper), Jay Jenkins (US rapper Jay W Jenkins, f/k/a Young Jeezy) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West46:18
2Welcome to Heartbreak
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Rick Friedrich, Montez Roberts and John Stahl
engineer:
Jeff Chestek
co-producer:
Jeff Bhasker and Plain Pat
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
bass:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
cello:
James J. Cooper III (cellist) and Jennifer Lorenzo (cellist)
keyboard and background vocals:
Jeff Bhasker
viola:
Davis Barnett and Alexandra Leem
violin family:
Olga Konopelsky, Emma Kummrow, Luigi Mazzochi (violinist), Charles Parker (violinist), Igor Szwec and Gregory Teperman
conductor:
Larry Gold
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
recording of:
Welcome to Heartbreak
lyricist:
Jeff Bhasker, Patrick Reynolds, Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
composer:
Jeff Bhasker, Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West feat. Kid Cudi4.254:23
3Heartless
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
co-producer:
No I.D. (producer)
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
music videos:
Heartless by Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
recording of:
Heartless
lyricist:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi
composer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), No I.D. (producer), Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi and Malik Yusef
Kanye West3.953:31
4Amazing
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
co-producer:
Jeff Bhasker
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
background vocals:
Mr Hudson and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
recording of:
Amazing
lyricist:
Jeff Bhasker, Jay Jenkins (US rapper Jay W Jenkins, f/k/a Young Jeezy) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
composer:
Jeff Bhasker, Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. (US rapper), Jay Jenkins (US rapper Jay W Jenkins, f/k/a Young Jeezy), Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Malik Yusef
Kanye West feat. Young Jeezy4.53:58
5Love Lockdown
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
co-producer:
Jeff Bhasker
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid and Christian Plata
mixer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Manny Marroquin
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Lula Almeida, Zé Bruno, Rodney Dassis and Gibi
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
part of:
Pitchfork Presents: The 100 Best Tracks of 2008 (number: 39)
recording of:
Love Lockdown
lyricist:
Jeff Bhasker and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
composer:
Jeff Bhasker, Jen-Bea Englishman, LaNeah Menzies, Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Malik Yusef
Kanye West4.154:30
6Paranoid
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
co-producer:
Jeff Bhasker and Plain Pat
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
background vocals:
Kid Cudi
recording of:
Paranoid
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Bhasker, Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. (US rapper), Patrick Reynolds, Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West feat. Mr Hudson3.654:38
7RoboCop
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Rick Friedrich, Montez Roberts and John Stahl
engineer:
Jeff Chestek
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
bass:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
cello:
James J. Cooper III (cellist) and Jennifer Lorenzo (cellist)
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
viola:
Davis Barnett and Alexandra Leem
violin family:
Olga Konopelsky, Emma Kummrow, Luigi Mazzochi (violinist), Charles Parker (violinist), Igor Szwec and Gregory Teperman
background vocals:
Jeff Bhasker and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
conductor:
Larry Gold
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
samples:
Kissing in the Rain by Patrick Doyle (Scottish score composer)
recording of:
RoboCop
lyricist:
Jeff Bhasker, Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. (US rapper), Faheem Najm, Jay Jenkins (US rapper Jay W Jenkins, f/k/a Young Jeezy), Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
composer:
Jeff Bhasker, Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. (US rapper), Patrick Doyle (Scottish score composer), Jen-Bea Englishman, Faheem Najm, Jay Jenkins (US rapper Jay W Jenkins, f/k/a Young Jeezy), Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer), Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Malik Yusef
Kanye West3.354:34
8Street Lights
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
co-producer:
Mr Hudson
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
background vocals:
Esthero and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
recording of:
Street Lights
lyricist:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
composer:
Benjamin Hudson McIldowie, Jen-Bea Englishman, Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West3.653:10
9Bad News
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Rick Friedrich, Montez Roberts and John Stahl
engineer:
Jeff Chestek
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
bass:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
cello:
James J. Cooper III (cellist) and Jennifer Lorenzo (cellist)
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
viola:
Davis Barnett and Alexandra Leem
violin family:
Olga Konopelsky, Emma Kummrow, Luigi Mazzochi (violinist), Charles Parker (violinist), Igor Szwec and Gregory Teperman
conductor:
Larry Gold
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
samples:
See‐Line Woman by Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
recording of:
Bad News
lyricist:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
composer:
George Bass and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West3.653:59
10See You in My Nightmares
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Rick Friedrich, Montez Roberts and John Stahl
engineer:
Jeff Chestek
co-producer:
No I.D. (producer)
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
bass:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
cello:
James J. Cooper III (cellist) and Jennifer Lorenzo (cellist)
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
viola:
Davis Barnett and Alexandra Leem
violin family:
Olga Konopelsky, Emma Kummrow, Luigi Mazzochi (violinist), Charles Parker (violinist), Igor Szwec and Gregory Teperman
conductor:
Larry Gold
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
recording of:
See You in My Nightmares
lyricist:
Jeff Bhasker and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
composer:
Jeff Bhasker, Dwayne Carter, No I.D. (producer) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West feat. Lil Wayne44:18
11Coldest Winter
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
co-producer:
Jeff Bhasker and No I.D. (producer)
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
samples:
Memories Fade by Tears for Fears
recording of:
Coldest Winter
lyricist:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
composer:
No I.D. (producer), Roland Orzabal and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West4.52:44
12Pinocchio Story (freestyle live from Singapore)
recording of:
Pinocchio Story (freestyle live from Singapore)
lyricist and composer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West3.56:02

Credits

Release

art direction:Past Tell Museum
design/illustration:JP Robinson
photography:Danny Clinch (photographer and film director)
Willy Vanderperre
legal representation:Alison K. Finley
executive producer:The Carter Administration (hip hop production)
Kyambo “Hip Hop” Joshua
Gee Roberson
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
mastering:Vlado Meller
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1558450 [info]
ASIN:US: B001K7HUQ4 [info]